Oh Lordy, Trouble So Hard: ‘The marriage of art and commerce, when it’s well done, makes for great music,’ says Moby. ‘Whether it’s Gershwin, the Doors or Public Enemy. Right now, things are out of whack in both directi[…]

DUEL! 2002 — Round 1 Match 5

Duel 2002 Round 1 Match 5

Which Of These Two Bands Is Worse?

Manic Street Preachers

Gorillaz

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Pete introduces today’s Duel! –
‘One dow[…]

BeatBlog: this is a great idea! But I think in order to be a true ‘blog’ of beats a site would need to stick to a links + commentary format – a ‘link’ could be an existing sample and a ‘commentary’ could be t[…]

Among the maggots: “That dude gave me a four-week-old dead rabbit foetus, man!” Clown booms to me later, by way of explanation. Why? “Because it’s fucking interesting, that’s why! I’m flattered! It’s not gros[…]

DUEL 2002 — Round 1 Match 4

Duel 2002 Round 1 Match 4

Which Of These Two Bands Is Worse?:

Slipknot

Muse

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For the fourth day in a row, the lumpen roar of US nu rock is confronted with […]

bloated US version of the Brits. Sure the BAFTA’s are the Oscars poor relations – but the Grammy’s look like the dullest thing ever. 101 awards in one night – I’m not even sure how they fit all that in. How many catagori[…]

DUEL 2002! Round 1 Match 3

Duel 2002 Round 1 Match 3

Which Of These Two Acts Is Worse?

David Gray

Linkin Park

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YORE CORRESPONDENT FROM THE FUTURE AKA STARRY SARAH SPEAKS. “A tosspot[…]

I Can Be Your Hero, Baby: After halfheartedly swapping spit with actresses Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Love Hewitt on the sets of previous videos, Mr. Enrique Iglesias took another step towards securing his Luckiest Sumbitch crown by invading the[…]

Zombie Taps Corgan for Ramone CD: Okay, so now we can add Billy Corgan to the roster of the Ramones tribute album along with Marylin Manson, Static-X, Motorhead, The Offspring, Green Day, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rob Zombie and Eddie Vedder. Zomb[…]

Apparently the Brits were an embarrassment. Especially that bit at the end when the old fella did a Half Monty and pranced around the stage. Oh – its Sting who said it was an embarrassment, well I would certainly be embarrassed if I was him. On[…]